WHEELCHAIRS donor and Kaya FM presenter, Skhumba, talks to Alexandra Disability Movement founder and director, Jerry Ntimbane.
There will be no backaches anymore for the staff of Pillsbury Child Care Centre following the donation of 30 wheelchairs which will be shared between the centre and the Shadax Self-Help Disability Association in Alex.
The centre and association both fall under the umbrella of the Alexandra Disability Movement, which was founded by Jerry Ntimbane in 1989 in Alexandra before it relocated to its present premises in 161 9th Road, Kew, in 1997.
PILLSBURY staff and children with their new wheelchairs.
Speaking in an interview with Alex News soon after taking delivery of the wheelchairs, Ntimbane, who is also the director of the movement, and Angelinah Mpjana, manager of the centre, said they would like to thank Kaya FM show host, Skhumbuzo Hlophe and partners, Diageo Reserve, for the delivery of the wheelchairs.
“I would like to share our delight for this beautiful day in which we took delivery of the chairs. I am relieved that there will be no more backaches for the staff of Pillsbury, who previously had to lift and carry the children around the home when bathing them, feeding them and taking them to convenience rooms, including taking them into vehicles that transport them to clinics and hospitals,” said Ntimbane.
“I am happy this has alleviated the burden on our shoulders as we shall not have any reason to carry the children around each time they have to move from one place to the other.”
KAYA FM show host Skhumba talks to Alex Disability Movement founder, Jerry Ntimbane and Pillsbury centre manager, Angelinah Mpjana soon after the delivery of the wheelchairs.
Ntimbane said he did not have enough words to describe how he feels about the delivery of the chairs. “It has been a nightmare operating the centre without the chairs, but taking delivery of them today is a great relief, not just for me but the whole staff of the Alexandra Disability Movement and the children of Pillsbury themselves.”
Pillsbury houses 42 children while Shadax houses 182 adults. Both the adults and children come from all over Gauteng. Ntimbane has used his influence to secure jobs for some of the adults who now work in various factories in the vicinity of Kew, Bramley and Wynberg.
